The WhatsApp number belonging to Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has been hacked by fraudsters.
Eno’s contact addresses on Tuesday received a message from the WhatsApp number of the governor demanding a specific amount of money to be sent to a certain account number with the assurance of refunding the money later.
However, the chief press secretary to the governor, Ekerete Udoh, said the governor’s WhatsApp line got cloned by fraudsters in an attempt to defraud some persons
Following the development, Udoh said the law enforcement agencies had been alerted.
“Our attention has been drawn to carefully orchestrated fraudulent posts on some social media platforms, where some criminal elements have cloned the WhatsApp number of His Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, with an intent to defraud unsuspecting members of the public,” the statement reads.
“We hereby warn that any message appearing to solicit funds by these imposters should be totally discountenanced by the general public as they do not emanate from the Governor.
“The law enforcement agents have been duly alerted and are on the trail of the perpetrators of this ignoble act.”
Recall that In July Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State’s phone number, was also hacked.
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